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Bow and Stern thrusters
Extensively equipped and well maintained
2008 Hardy Commander 32 'African Queen' found in very good condition. Fitted with twin 240hp Yanmar diesel engines. Cruises at 16/18 knots with max 23 knots. Comfortable berths for 5/6 people. New navigation package fitted in 2019 including Simrad radar, plotter, depth sounder, Icom VHF and Digital Yacht AIS. New life raft and batteries 2021, and new cockpit awnings 2022.
The 2008 Hardy Commander 32 is a versatile and robust motor yacht known for its exceptional build quality and seaworthiness. Powered by twin Yanmar 4LHA-STP, 4-cylinder, 240HP diesel engines, this boat offers impressive performance and reliability for both coastal cruising and extended voyages. The Yanmar engines are renowned for their efficiency, delivering a cruising speed of around 16-18 knots and a top speed of 23 knots, while maintaining economical fuel consumption.
The Hardy Commander 32 features a spacious and comfortable interior, with a well-appointed saloon, galley, and sleeping accommodations. The deck layout is practical, providing ample space for fishing, lounging, or navigating through various weather conditions. With its sturdy construction, advanced navigational equipment, and dependable engines, the 2008 Hardy Commander 32 is an excellent choice for those seeking a capable and reliable motor yacht for both leisure and adventure.
The engines were last serviced in April 2024, and fresh antifoul/ anodes went on in June 2024.
Note - to retain the UK VAT paid status, the sale of the boat will have to Complete in the UK.
Specifications and Inventory List
Construction:
Built by Hardy Marine
Designed by Andrew Wolstenholme
White GRP hull with blue styling band
White superstructure Teak laid decks and moulded non-slip surfaces
High bulwarks
Stainless steel guardrails
Stainless steel rubbing strake
Self draining teak-laid cockpit with L-shaped seating and storage lockers
Step-through transom to bathing platform
Engines, Stern Gear & Propulsion:
Twin Yanmar 4LHA-STP, 4-cylinder, 240HP diesel engines (768 hours – September 2024)
Turbocharged and freshwater cooled via heat exchangers.
Engines fitted with ZF Hurth, HSW 63A gearboxes
Racor FGX 500 duplex diesel pre-filters for each engine
R&D Marine shaft couplings
Stainless steel shafts fitted with zinc anodes and Ambassador Marine rope cutters.
Traditional stern glands.
Propulsion by 4-bladed bronze propellers.
Two stainless steel fuel tanks provide capacity of 870Litres.
Eltrim remote controlled trim tabs with trim display
Side-Power SP55 bow & STERN thruster
Seastar hydraulic steering system
Deck Equipment:
Simpson Lawrence, self-launching, 10kg Delta anchor with 30m, 10mm calibrated chain
Lofrans 1000, vertical windlass with foot switches on fore deck and remote control at helm
Stainless steel pulpit and side rails with mid-ship gates
Stainless steel grab rails in cockpit, on wheelhouse roof and on cabin top
Stainless steel and teak bathing platform with extendable bathing ladder
6 x Stainless steel mooring cleats
3 x 2 speed pantograph windscreen wipers with washer system
Electrically operated glass sunroof
Cockpit and sunroof covers, window covers.
Upholstered cockpit seating
Deck shower on bathing platform
Cockpit lighting
Ensign and staff.
Mooring warps.
Fenders and boat hook.
Systems:
3 x domestic batteries/ port engine
1 x Stb engine start battery
Parallel switch for emergency use
Battery isolator switches.
Battery charging via engine alternators
240v AC, Victron Energy Centaur 12/50 automatic battery charger.
Eberspacher D4 Compact, diesel fired hot air heating, mounted in lazerette with outlets in saloon, galley, heads and fore cabin
Shorepower system with switched supplies to, sockets in saloon, galley, fore cabin, and cockpit, Immersion heater, Battery charger, Fridges.
12V DC sockets at helm and in cockpit.
Aqua Signal 40 navigation lights.
Comprehensive original Hardy owners and O.E.M’s manuals.
Navigation:
Ritchie Voyager, steering compass.
Simrad NSS12 evo3 Multifunction display, chart plotter with radar overlay facility, echosounder with downscan facility,
Simrad GS-25 Gps/compass antenna
Simrad Halo24 48mile 24” Radome scanner
Raymarine ST6002 Smartpilot Controller for auto pilot, operating hydraulic steering pump in lazerette, with electronic compass.
Simrad IS42 Multifunction Display with depth, speed and temperature feeds.
Icom M506 DSC VHF radio
Digital Yacht Ait200 AIS
Instrument manuals
Safety Equipment:
3 x 1kg ABC Powder Fire extinguishers
Fire Blanket
Seafire FM200/ FD350M auto / manual fire suppression in engine compartment
Plastimo auto inflate lifebuoy with light mounted in cockpit
Echomax radar reflector
Seago 6 Person Life Raft mounted in cockpit.
3 x Electric bilge pumps with manual and automatic switching from helm for Fwd bilge, Engine compartment and Lazarette.
Henderson manual bilge pump in cockpit with long suction hose to reach all sections of the vessel.
Smoke / Carbon monoxide alarm in wheelhouse
Gas alarm
Horn
Flares, offshore pack
Accommodation:
MAIN CABIN:
Opposite the galley is a comfortable dining or lounging area ideal for reading and relaxing
When required the dinette has slide out conversion into a good size double berth with privacy curtain, barometer & clock, cabin lights and Dorade box roof vent, 2 x Lewmar opening ports with fly screens
Fore cabin:
V berths with infill to form a large double
Stowage under, eye-level and floor-level lockers, hanging locker, vertical table stowage locker
Mirrors, cabin lights, reading lights,
Access to anchor chain locker
Lewmar opening roof hatch with fly screen and black out roller blinds, 2 x Lewmar opening port lights with fly screens.
Galley:
Wrap around galley to starboard with undercounter, overhead storage and built in waste bin
Plastimo, Neptune 2000, two-burner gas hob, grill and oven
Engel, front-loading refrigerator, with freezer section
Twin sinks with hot and cold mixer tap
Teak and holly floor
Lewmar opening port light with fly screen
Heads:
Separate compartment to starboard with Jabsco marine toilet
Y-valve to divert to holding tank or sea, discharge pump for holding tank
Alternatively the tank may be emptied using the on deck pump out connections.
Shower with curtain, washbasin with hot and cold mixer tap/shower head
Lewmar opening port light with fly screen
Wheel House/Saloon:
L-shaped seating area to starboard with a slide-out double berth conversion, to port a storage unit with drawers and second fridge unit.
Table mounting point
Forward to port is the ergonomically designed helm position
Comprehensive instrumentation and an area for chart work
Removable navigator’s seat which mounts alongside the helmsman’s seat
Pioneer stereo radio- CD player with 2 speakers
Superb natural light and ventilation is provided by the all-round windows
Large glass electric sliding sunroof and a half glazed double doors opening to the aft cockpit
Carpet flooring with hatches under offering excellent access to the engines, gearboxes, stern glands, raw water filters, diesel filters, batteries, battery charger, sea cocks
240 Volt Control Panel with volt meter and MCBs
Comprehensive 12 Volt switch panel mounted in the forward bulk head
Fuel gauges for the two diesel tanks and a gauge for the holding tank
Aft Cockpit:
L-shaped seating area to port
Steps to side decks to starboard
Table mounting points in either of two positions
Main cabin table, saloon table and drinks table are all interchangeable
When not required the tables may be stored in a special locker in the fore cabin.
Large storage area available in the lazarette beneath the teak cockpit floor, further storage under cockpit seating and side panels.
Step-through transom to the teak and stainless steel bathing platform allows easy access to a dinghy or pontoon.
Retractable boarding ladder mounted below the platform
General:
Curtains to windows
Blue Alcantara upholstery throughout
Hot and cold pumped water system from 300ltr Stainless Steel tank
Calorifier heated by starboard engine or a 240v immersion heater
Glomex TV Antenna with amplifier
Fuel Tanks stainless steel 2 x 435 Ltrs total 870 Ltrs
Water Tank stainless steel 1 x 300 Ltrs
LOA 9.60m
Beam 3.55m
Draft 1.00m
Speed 16-18kts cruise 23kts max
Paperwork
This Hardy Commander 32 comes with the following paperwork:
- Builders Certificate
- Invoice for the first sale of the boat, showing UK VAT Paid status
- Bill of Sale for all subsequent sales from the first owner through to the current owner (4 owners from new)
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
- This vessel is UK VAT paid.
- As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
- This boat is lying in St Peter's Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
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